THE MDDLEBUBGfl POST.
i. . .
GEO. W, WAGEXSELLER,
Editor and Proprietor
MlDDLKBCBOn, Pa., March 11, 1837.
Bismarck is tired of life. He ears,
that be takes no interest in anything.
Hie wife is dead, agrioulture borea
him, and be is weary.
Says the Chicago Tribune: "Colonel
"Wattorson is not a prophet of evil, bat
he sees trouble ahead unless the trusts
change their methods. There is for
the trusts."
Length in female clerks is required
for some reason by the British post
offioe, which proposes to discharge all
girls who at nineteen are not five feet
two inches tall.
Tho most unfortunate bcingon earth
is tho man who can sing a little of.
piny tho piano a little. He is mado
unhappy by being constantly asked to
parade his lack of ability, and makes
others nnbappy by consenting.
Dr. Lyman Abbott, who occupies
Beecbcr's old pulpit in Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, is having trouble
with some conservative- pronchersin
his denomination becaitHO he snid tho
book of Jonuh in tho Bible "belonged
to sarcastic literature."
Canada does not scorn to know how
to manage her postoffico like the
mother country. The report for the
" yesr ending 30th of June, lS9t, shows
a deficit of SOU, 587, or about S3),000
less than the previous year. The ex
penditures for tbo year reached
S3,G05,(i01.
Tho Orange J udd Farmer announces
that tbo value of farm animals in
creased 27,0110,000 during 1890 and
that tbo turning point bus como to
the period of lonsr depression in livo
stock. This journal makes nn annual
estimate of this sort, and the result
of its investigation is very oucour
aging. Some railway buildiug was done
last year in tho countries bordering
our own on tho north and south. Our
records show 232 miles of track laid
in Canada on ten lines, and 161 miles
in Mexico on seven linos, and final re
turns will probably increase this some
what ; while there) is prospect of a con
siderably greater addition daring the
. present yearv . , '
Professor LudwigEdinger, whose ad
dress is twenty.Gartnerweg.Fraukfurt-onthe-Main,
has issued an appeal to
anglers all over the world to send him
any fish stories, the result of personal
observation, that tend to show the
possession by fish of memory -that is,
of the power to pxolit by individual
experience by avoiding or seeking the
duplication of conditions which have
bad painful or pleasurable effects upon
them. There is a general impression
that fish do have this faculty in some
degree, though certain acts of theirs,
like seizing a second hook with jaws
torn and bleoding from tho wounds
just inflicted by u first, would soem to
disprove. Tho question is one of im
portance to psychologies and physi
ologists, for tho reason that in tbo
higher vertebrates tho brain cortox is
supposed to be the seat of memory.
Now, no fish have a brain cortex, and
if they really can remember anything
and are not mere automata, movod by
instinct, then tbo theories in regard
to memory in men and animals may
Lave to be revise'.
There are some people foolish
enough to laugh at the homely virtues
of a farm life. They are fortunately
few, and they are fortunotely growing
fewer. But it is well sometimes to
look at the list of great men who came
tip from tho farm not all of thorn,
for that wonld fill a thousand volumes,
bnt some of tho most able ones that
flash into mind in a moment. Nearly
three-fourths of tho men who have
been chosen by the people for tho
great offices of the Nutiou are men wbo
were early familiar with wooded bills
and cultivated fields, fcays Iho Kansas
City Times. For example, Lincoln,
Graut, Gurfii-M, Ilaraliu, Greeley,
Tilde u, Harrison, Hayes, B!aino and
many others aliuoht equally conspicu
ous in current events or living memo
ry. Anions journalist, Henry Wat
tersou tptnl his early life in rural
Kentucky, and Murat Ifalstead was
born and lived on a farm in Ohio.
Whittier and llowtlls spent their
youth in villages, the former dividing
Lis time between farm employment
and Li studies. Follow the hot out
youmlf and ace how long it will bo
com. liar a urnile for ail, a pleasant word
for try body. To auwevd, Work hard,
arjjf!flJy and Incessantly.
I! BIS Mil I CLOUDBURST.
HEAVY RAINFALL. .
Okie tad Several Other States Walked by
Floods.
Dif patches from points la Southern Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Kontuoky report
heavy rainfall on Friday. At Cincinnati 8
inches foil in eighteen hours.
Nearly all (he streams suddenly overflowed
and considerable damage resulted. Ilailroads
were delayed by washout and bridge were
carried away.
A DESTRUCTIVE
CYCLONE.
Several Persons Killed and Much Property
Damaged.
A terrific wind storm struck Winchester,
Ky., at noun on the 5tb. The track ot the
twister wis about one mile wide and It came
from tbe soutbweet. William Clayton's resi
dence whs demolished, a business house at
tbo corner of Maple and Washington streets
was torn apart, and along May strict
chimneys and abutters Ilea- before tbe irnie.
Tbo greatest damage was done In the vicin
ity of tbe Chesapeake A Obio depot. The
warehouses of 1). S. Gray and V. W. Bush,
Burton's restaurant, tbe depot, Itenaker's
poultry bouse, Wells machine shop nud tbu
Coiin-Hagun Company's lumber sheds woru
unroofed. A Ciriltltb's restaurant was car
ried from Its foundation a distance of 20 feet
Mr. (irllllth's won lu tbe bouse at tbe time,
but was not Injured.
At Mount Sterling tbe McBryer distillery
building was entirely unroofed and great
damage was done. A negro suburban town
to the southeast was in the path of tbe storm,
ami tevcrui nouses were mown entirely away.
Other dutauge is reported throughout tbe
county.
At Hopkinsville a bnrn on tbe i.lace of Dr.
K. It. Cook, four miles east of that city, was
blown down, killing one negro who was
stripping tobucoo and fatally injuring three
others.
At Howland, Ky., the storm tore down the
engine bouse of tbe Louisville and Nashville
lialiroaa ana did union damage to private
j'rupcriy.
Buildings Badly Damaged.
A cyclone lasting six minutes passed over
uuuungion, n. a., auu vicinity Friday,
leaving destruction In its path. Tbo Con
gregational church, Washington School
building. Marshall College bulldliics. Hart
zell Handle Company buildinir. American
Brewing Company plant. Central City bung
iueiory anu uiiio iiivcr roundhouse, and
shops were all badly damaged and hun
dreds ol small buildings were upset aad un
roofed. At Washington School several children
were injured by falling debris, while at Mar
shall College students leaped over chairs
und from windows to escape from the build
ing. All telegraph and telephone wires are
down nud all trains are delayed many hours.
Advices from overy quurtcr of the state of
Indlaii.t tell of great damage by the Mood.
Nearly all tho wagon bridges In the vicinity
of North Vernon were washed away, and the
loss will bo many thousands of dollars.
Half the residents of Vernon were com
pelled to move to higher ground, and a num
ber of bouses were carried oil by the high
waters.
At Frost, Tox., a brieK store, tbo Metho
dist church, and a residence were demol
ished by tbe wind, and many bouses dam
aged. Several persons were injured, but
none seriously.
At 1'olut Pleasant, W. Vs., several build
ings were unroofed, and others badly dam
aged, Including the 1'boenlx Hotel and tho
Kiser business block.
THE CABINET CONFIRMED.
Tha Hamas Sent In and Qalekly Approved
by tha Senate.
The Senate promptly confirmed President
McKlnley'i cabinet nominations, and the ad
ministration is complete so far as tbe official
beads of the several departments are con
cerned. Following is tbe cabinet complete:
Secretary of State John Sherman, of
Ohio.
Secretnry of the treasury Lyman J. Gage,
of Illinois.
Secretary of war Kussell A. Alger, of
Mlchigau.
Attorney general Joseph McKenna, of
California.
I'ostmostor general James A. Gary, of
Maryland.
Hecretury of tbe navy John D. Long, of
Massachusetts.
Secretary ot the interior Cornelius N.
Bliss, of New Verk.
Secretary of agriculture James Wilson, of
Iowa.
Major MeKlnley telegraphed Wednesday
morning to Governor Long: "Your np
polntinont stiiels secretary of the navy."
Cornelius N. Bliss, the Inst appointed mem
ber In Mr. MeKlulcy's cabinet, was born in
Fall ltlver, Muss., about 0 vears ago. At
the age of 20 he entered his father's eommih
sion bouse in New Orleans and in 181H went
Into business in Boston. As a partner if
John and Kben Wright A Co., ho opened a
brunch store in New York city, which was
placed under bis management and soon be
came the big end of the business. To-day it
Is Bliss, Fab) an A Co. Mr. Bilss was one of
the founders of the New York chamber of
commerce. He Interested himself in the
banking business and Is at present
In the directories of many financial Insti
tution. Mr. Bliss baa always been interest
ed in politics, but never held any political of
fice, except the honorary one of member of
the Pan-Amerlcau conference. Me was presi
dent of tbo Protective Tariff leavue for a
long time, was chairman of the Itepubllcuu
state convention in 1H78 and lMM, and whs
treasurer of the national committee for some
time. He declined the nomination for gov
ernorln 18H5. His acceptance of the position
of treasurer of the national Itepubliean com
mittee lunt year was at the express and
urgent solicitation of Major McKiulev uud
Mr. Ifancn.
VOLCANO IN SALT LAKE
Utah Mormons Sea Fire, Cinderi, Smoko,
Etc , Bisinr out of the Water.
What appear- to be a trenulrie voh
burn forth m the. great Suit lake, a ehort i
di-tane,. t..,ntiiwet of J'rotnonotocy station
on the Central 'i(,.e railway. The plieim- 1
iiienoii first appeared rec ently the form or
a small el m I hovering over in water about
mile an. I h ipiurier Irom the i-hore. It
gradually lie reased in dtiiienMoiis and shot
up s.i hiel, In the nlr that It is how vlt-lldo i
Xieat dl-taiiee and the water In the immedi
ate ieinity Ijoi.s and seethes, ui,d the I
pray is thrown up in the ait for hundreds of f
feet,
'J lie Vjtll; '.i sitin.te.l in tlm I ii? ft I'm M.t .
the lake, on Hie vtv.-ti-ido ol u long range, of
tiiotiiitKlns. and is distinctly visible from
Jlrlghum city. The phenomenon is itccoent
eil tor by the fuel that for the last six month
there have l-eu felt several slight shocki of
enrthiiui.kei, in thei-e regions and it Is ..ap
posed the lire and lava whleb have been con
fined In the suliti raiieau deptes have now
found uti outlet and are spending their
force, A number of people havn witnessed
the phenomenon, which l.as caused counlder
ubiu alarm in ti e VKimty.
Boston Wool Market
BuriueMi la Iho wool market continues up
to Iho average, and shows no sign of wesk
lie. Over 1,100.000 pounds of territory
wool is recorded on the week's sale.. These
wool t are P.rtu at old prices, and many Jots
art train- vltubeid from tha market.
DEATH OP KRS. BEECHER.
Fameas
Widow af Tha DUUaaalshti
Breeklya Diviaa. ' .
lira, Henry Ward Beecher, widow ot the
famous Brooklyn clergyman, died at Stam
ford, Conn., Monday morning. She was
born in 1812, in West Button, Mass. She wa
the daughter of Dr. Ballard. 8he mat Mr.
Beecber first in 1830, when tha latter was a
student at Amherst college. They wera mar
ried in 1837, and began housekeeping at
Lawrenoevllle, Jnd.. moving afterwards to
Indianapolis. It was at tbeir home In the
latter city, it is said, that Harriet Beecber
Stowe, tbe preacher's slater, got tbe inspira
tion which resulted in the production ,of
L'ncle Tom's Cabin."
She was a graceful writer, and had always
inteuded to write a life of ner husband from
e mass ot materials be left when he died.
.Mrs. Beecber came to Stamford shortly be
fore Thanksgiving on a visit. A few days
later she fell in her room, cutting a gash 'in
her forehead. Kbe fell a second time about
a month later, fracturing her hip. for a
time sbe seemed to Improve and it was not
until recently that her physician abandoned
nope.
since tbe death of her husband, in March,
1887, Mrs. Beecher had lived rnther an active
lire lor oue of her advanced years. Hhe had
not attempted to keep up her social duties,
but with her charity work and literary labors
sbe bad been a very busy woman.
In the last year of Mr. Beecher'a life she
was always with him in bis walks and drives
about Brooklyn anil New York. After her
Husband s death Jin Beecher established
herself In the Waterview flats. Brooklyn.
overlooking the East river aad the harbor
from Columbia heights.
Mrs. Beecber had 10 children, of whom
only four are now living one daughter and
three sons. Tho daughter, who is the oldest
oi tne lour, is tbe wife of Itev. Mr. Hcoville.
A curious coincident is that Mrs. Beecher
died exactly ten years after her husband.
Ills death occurred on March 8, 1K87.
Mrs. lleucber died at tbe home ot her son'
In-law, Itev. Samuel Hcoville. Sho was un
conscious for 1!4 hours before her death, and
her eud came peacefully. None of her rela
tives, except hor daughter's family and a
niece, juiss uuuaril, were present.
TWO MTJBDEB CONFESSIONS.
Killed a Man Bo Hi Could Marry the 1st
ter's Pretty Wife.
1 red liock well, who is charged with the
brutal murder of Louis Haines, is in jail at
Ilidgway, l'a., having been brought from
Forest county a dny or two ago, as was also
Mrs. Haines, who is accused of being lloek
well's accomplice iu the death of her hus-
oaun.
The body of Haines was found among the
ruins of a burned lumber shanty in the north
ern part of Elk county. The skull was
crushed. Hoon after the discovery of tho
cnarreu remains ltockwell, who was then
living with Mrs. Mains, told Mrs. Haines's
mother that be bail killed "Lew" Haines
with a crowbar while Unities was in a stoop
ing position in uie. oiu lumuer snauty, whit
tling kindling. The night of the killing
ltockwell came to the Hulues house and
climbed through a window.
Mrs. Hulues, who is young and protty,
testillod before tho coroner's jury that she
loved Bock well, and that she kissed him
after her husband's murder. She admitted
having told ltockwell thnt she would uiarrv
him when Haines was out of the way. The
trial of ltockwell and Mrs. Haines will come
up at Itidgway next month.
FOBGOT ABOUT THE ELECTION.
Every Citizen of an Iowa Town Overlooks
the Faot,
The oftlclnl matters In the little town of
Bippey, Iowa, are lu an exceedingly chaotic
state. Bippey has a population of ubotit 400
people, and is duly incorporated, but at
present It Is Without a mayor and bos but a
part ot council.
This nntulitlnti nt mfTntrm (- all I. 1 , .
- - ......... .v.. .huh. .e u.t lu. iobuii VI
the fact that tbe matter of holding a munici
pal election last week was overlooked bv
everybody. Although elections were held in
1.00U towns In Iowa lost week, and Itlnnev
has held elections the II rut week in March
for many years, on this particular year It
never entered the head of a citizen of thut
town that an electiou should take place un
til nearly the evening of e ection day, when
the county attorney was hurriedly called up
by telephone and asked for advice lu the
premises.
As yet tbo problem has not been solved
and the Legislature maybe called upon to
provide a way hy which tho town of ltlppev
may again indulge in the luxury of a muvc r
and town council.
OBEAT GALE IN ENGLAND.
Coaiti and Inland Swept bv a Terriflo
Storm.
A terriflo gnlo prevailed on the British
coast on the :)J. At Cardiff. Wales, six men
were drowned by the overturning of their
boat. Yarmouth uud Weymouth harbors urn
filled with wreckage and several eases of
drowning are reported. The gales were ac
companied by heavy rains, and immense
tracts of land In Hertfordshire and Bedford
shire are inunduted. A traiti between lire.
con and Mnrthyr-'J'ydvll. Wales, was over
turned by the force of the wind, but no live
were lost. Along the coast and in tho inte
rior miles upon miles of telegraph poles
have been torn out of the ground. The
extensive harbor works iu course of con
struction at Hastings have been demolished,
and i
great iuaniiiv or vaiuaule machinery
and material carried awav. Scores of tlxh.
Ing boats foundered at nud off Lowestoft,
but tbe crews were rescued. The pier at
Freuilngton was crushed to pieces.
THE BIBLE M'KIHLEY KISSED.
The
Appropriate Verts
From
Baoond
Chroololes.
"(livo mo now wiadora and knowledge,
thut I may go out and come iu before this
great people; for who cau Judge this Thy
peoplu that Is so great?"
This Is the verse in the Bible thnt Mr. Me
Klnley klsu'd when Chief Justice Fuller ad
ministered to him the oath of olllce. It Is
the tenth verse of tbe llrsl chapter of Second
Chroulclrs. Clerk Mulveiiney held tho sac
red liook, which fell open ut this chapter,
and when the ricwly.innile President bent
forward bis Hps were directed tu this verso,
probably the niosl appropriate vorae In tho
hook,
Ti'BSE TELEGBAM3.
At Kt. Louis the Schwartz Bros.' commis
sion company made un alignment. Assets,
tWl.ODU; liabilities unknown.
Owing to a seizure by treasury ngents nt
Sun Frunctnco of contraband opium valued
ut (4.0,000, the (irlcu of opium has lucruased
to tl'i a pound.
Itlcharil II. Cabell, l.'nlted suites Internal
revenue collector lit Salt Late, I'lnh, was
discovered abort In blauccounts with the gov
ernment to the extent of over 10,000, ami
was removed from ofllee, ,
Miss Susan Good, of Itittmnn, O., left tho
German .Munnonlte church society J.OOtl,
but they do not know what to do with the
money, iin they have no schools, etc., pay ,io
iireucher and nave no missionaries or poor
In their church.
All the employes of the United Counties
Hallway, wnlcli runs from St. John's to St.
Hyuclhthe, Province of yiiel.ee, are on
strike because they have not been paid for
thirteen months. They number two buu
dred and are nearly all French-Canadians.
They are In great itraJte, and a riot la feared,
lit IIMEEO IMIIKL
APPEARS LIKE WAR.
Orsaea Still Sense tha Powers aad a War
With Tarksy Will Likely Polls-.
It la generally believed la London that a
war between Orseoe aad Turkey la Immin
ent Ths decision ot Greece to defy the
Powers Is confirmed on all sides, and the
center ot Interest baa not shifted la Greeoe to
maintain it.
The attitude nt the Greek officials la Loo
don is most determined. The Consul Gen
eral for Greece, M. Leon Messineai, In an in
terview with a representative of the Asso
ciated Frees, said there was not - the least
proDaoiilty of Ureeoe yielding to the de
mands of. the Powers. He added that tha
faot that another 40,000 men ot the reserves
were called out shows that Greece means
to end tbe present situation. Greeoe, he
continued, has recently snent larse auma on
ber frontier defenses, which are now In good
oruer. Anoioer oniciai ol tne Ureek Consul
ate remarked that if the Powers carry out
their treats to try to dislodge the Grek
troops In Crete they will have to land 5,000
uivii ig un bo, iieaauea:
"Even then our troops will flcht for everv
Inch of ground. We have stood this as long
as possible. In spile of the Halepa pact
and other schemes, the situation in
i-reie is worse than ever. If Greece
is bankrupt.lt Is because she has had
to support tbo fugitive Cretans. The now.
era caunot starve out the Greeks in Crete.
as the coast Is too extensive for au effective
blockade, and small vessels will be able to
run tbe blockade. In any case the Greeks
nave enougn loon lor a moutn, and we
wou t be called cowards even if we are oh
llterated from the map of Europe. We are
prepared to shed the last drop of our blood
before allowing our troops to vacate Crete
and leave the Cretans to the mercy of tiie
urmsn puuee,
A special from Athens says that feverish
activity continues throughout the whole
country. Large quantities arras, ammuni
tion, provisions and military stores are be
ing conveyea oy transports to Thessaly.
Jhe massing of troons on tho frontier Is
proceeding with the utmost speed, nnd pub
lic roelUig is at the highest pitch of excite
ment. Those taking the coolest view no
longer conceal their opinion that In the
event of coercion by Europe, the center of
Interest will be trausfered to tbe Turkish
frontier, where the most serious events may
bo expected. Many foreign correspondents
have already started for Thessaly.
Tho (Ireek fleet has been divided into four
squadrons. The eastern squadroa, compos
ea or the ironclads l'saru and Speteal, the
cruiser N'annrchosmiaulis. the armored cor
vette BaslleuBgeorgios and the diopatch ves
sel l'urulos, under the command of Commo
dore Apostolls, will ortii.se lu the Sporades
i.-iuuus. j ue wejiern squadron, composed
, iiur Hnnoreu and lour unarmored Kun
noats, under the command of Commodore
umbazlo, will cruise in the Gulf of Arta.
MANIAC MAKES A SCENE
Beligton-Crazed Man Stirs Up Excitement
in Sharon.
Thos. Hewitt, of Hasclton, O., a demented
young man, created great excitement in the
Western Union telegraph ofllee ut Sharon'
Pa. Ho entered tho place and stated he
wanted to send a message to W. J. liussel, of
i msourK, a iuiueniai nuwn evangelist, and
"as all time ceased within the hour," he did
not need to pay for the message. Me seized
a heavy plate irlasa and said that If he amnuh.
ed It over tho operator's head the operator
would be saved. .Things were getting seri
ous, and when the fanatic stole a message
and several ether things Policeman Clark
was called, and with tho assistance of J. a
Harrity got him out of tbe office, but not
without a desperate struirirle. in which tha
glass was broken over Hewitt's head and he
was cut on tbe bead. Tbe young man's
father was sent for and he took his son home,
Hewitt has been oreachlnirat Itethei nr., I
lost bis reason through religion.
MANY BILLS AFPB0VED.
Cleveland Gives His Offloial Eanotion
to
Various Measures.
The president approved tho following bills:
The nrray appropriation bill; granting right
of wuy through Fort Spokane military reser
vation, Wash., to the HI. Paul, Minneapolis
A Munitobu llailroud company; the authorize
the construction nud maintenance of a bridge
across the Lawrence river: to establish mi
additional land ollice in the state of M ontniut'
joint resolution granting a life-saving medal
iu nuiiici r.. i.yuu, or fort Huron, Mich.;
to provide for the removal of the Interstate
National bank of Kansas Clty.Kns. ; to vacate
III- Sugar Loaf reservation situ in Culoradn.
und tu restore the lauds contained In the
nunc to entry; to amend un net authorizlug
the appointment f receivers of nationul
banks, approved Juno 30, 1H7G, as amended
August 3, lH'.ltf: to better deilne uud regulate
the right of aliens to hold and own real
estate in tho territories, and a number of pri-
tutu uuu mini uit'HBures.
BATTLE IN MACEDONIA.
Turkish Troops Defeated After a Desper
ate Night Battle.
The rilnghencsln, of Athens, publishes a
telegram stating that a baud of 120 Macedo
nians and Eplrotes came Into collision Sun
day at Kranla, six hours' march from Ore
vena, with a strong Turkish detachment.
Chief Takis, oommandlng the Macedo
nians, attacked the Turkish position toward
evening, and Is reported to have captured It
after an all-ulght light.
Blown Up in Their Sleep.
At Mt. Carmel, pa., a nearly successful at
tempt was made to blow Andrew Berkln and
his family Into eternity. Some person, at
pre.ent unknown, exploded dynamite be
neath Serkln's house, directly uuder his
sleeping rooms. One end of the house was
blown Into splinters, sud Serkln and his
family were hurled from their beds by tbe
shock, but beyond a few bruises recclvol by
two of his children lu their full from bed,
tho family escaped uninjured. Four men
seen running away from the housu after the
explosion were chased, tint escaped. Serkln
knows of noenemies that he has or any rea
sons for the attempt upou the lives of him
self uud family.
Two Victories for Cubans. '.
'A dispatch from Huviiiin says Gcn.jnl
llodriguez, insurgent leader, bus bad two
successful encounters with Spaniards In
Havana provmco. A force of 3ij(l Insurgents
defenied WiO Spanish guerrillas 'JO miles from
Havana with considerable loss of life among
the .Spaniards. The Cutmns attacked and
captured u pruvisiou truiu near Havana.
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
Available cah balance In the United
States treasury, 211, (,0B,'J,i8; gold reserve,
lM,075,8ii7. ,
Ex-Senator II. W. Corbctt was nppolnlod
United States senator from Oregon.
It Is reported that the McKlulnys will not
have wine On the white house tables.
President McKluloy, Saturday, lusued a
proclamation calling Congres to meet in ex
traordinary session March 15.
President MeKlnley has received messages
of congratulation from all over world.atnoug
them words of cheer from tbe president ot
Brazil aad President ilrrsruuz of Chile,
JUSTICE SHLHAS DEFENDED.
Mi. DalseU TiadioaUa Him rroa AasaaMa
ea His laeeme Tax Opiaioa.
Congressman Dalxall, of Pittsburg. made la
the House an eloquent aad convincing de
fense ot Justice Shlraa.of the Supreme Court,
against the unfounded charge and bitter de.
aunciation heaped upon him by tha part
isan press and stump speakers in the late
campaign aad whtcn were recently reiterated
in the House by Mesara. McMillan, ot Ten
nessee, and DeArmond, ot Missouri. Mr.
DalzeU waa heard with the closest attention,
and his peroration was received with a round
of applause from the Itepubliean members.
Mr. Dalzell reviewed the two decisions ot
the Supreme Court in the Income tax case.
Four questions were Involved la the tint
decision. One of them was aa to the con
stitutionality ot an income tax on real es
tate. Six of the Judges Chief Justloe Ful
ler, Justices Field, Gray, Brown, Brewer and
eniras oeciued that aucb a tax was uncon
stitutional unless it was apportioned accord
ing to population. The court stood six to
two. When tbe rehearing occurred, the
question then being aa to whether income on
personalty, not real estate, was taxable, the
court stood Ave to three that the tax was un
constitutional. The five were Chief Justice
Fuller. Justices Field, Gray, Brewer and Sut
ras. Justice Brown abandoned tbe mnjority.
J ustlce Bhiros's name was in both lists. . He
bad not changed hlsmlnd.but Justice Brown
had done so. Upon the showing from the
records Mr. Dalzell Invited tbe gentleman
Who had mode the charge to an open manly
retraction. If they did not accept his invi
tation he warned them that a reaillmation of
the charges would not satslfy the American
people. They loved justice and fair, play,
and.would not accept an unfounded assault
upon the most august judicial tribunal in the
world, nor condemn au individual member
of that court who rose to bis high place tie
cause ot his merit and who iu more than
three score ydnrs has borne the white flower
of a blameless life.
Mr. McMillin, Democrat, Tennessee, re
affirmed the charge that Justice Sbiras bad
changed his mind and referred to Mr. lnl-
zell as the mouthpiece of the Justice. Mr.
aic.miun said tnat u any person, court or
power attempted by nnv means to tear down
tbe constitution he should stand unmoved
even by the eloquence of tho gentleman
from Pennsylvania and bold un the consti
tution as tbe supreme law of the land and
ever to be preserved. Mr. DeArmond. Demo
crnt, Missouri, followed, speaking along tbe
same lines ne loiiowed in bis original re
marks upon the action of Judge Sbiras.
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
President Cleveland's Last Offloial Acte-
Benators 8worn In.
Both houses remained in session all night
of the 3d on the appropriation bills, and re
assembled Thursday forenoon. Soon after
midnight President Cleveland caught up with
ine accumulation of ousluess and retired.
He rose at 8 o'clock Thursday morning and
resumed consideration of bills from congress.
He refused to sign the sundry civil. Indian
and agricultural appropriation bills, which
thus fail to become laws. One of his last
official acts was to sign the bill authorizing a
bridge over tho Monongulielu river at Pitts
burg. The general dellciency appropriation
bill died because of disagreement between
the two houses of congress.
Mr. Cleveland signed the naval nnnronrla-
tion bill, which enforces a (300 limit per ton
as the price to be paid by tho government for
armor plate for warships.
l ne houso concurred bv a vote of 131 to 53
In the senate amendment to the naval ap
propriation bill rlxlui; the price of armoi
plate at 4300 per ton.
Senators Sworn In.
The following Senators were sworn in
March 4: Tbe names of tbe Senators-elect
were called in alphabetical order and they
advanced to the Clerk's desk and were
sworn In by Vioe-Prealdont Hobart. They
were aa follows:
Allison, W. B., Iowa; Earl, J. H., South
Carolina; Foraker, J. H.. Ohio; Uansbrougb,
H. C, North Dakota; Harris, W. A., Kansas;
Jones, J. P., Nevada; Mason. W. E., Illinois;
Morrill, J. B., Vermont; Perkins. George C,
California; Piatt, O. H.. Connecticut: Pritch-
ard, J. C, North Carolina; Spoouer, J, C.
Wisconsin; Turner, George, Washington;
Wellington, George L.. Maryland; Clay, A.
S., Georgia; Fairbanks. C. W.. Indiana:
Gallingnr, J. H., Now Hampshire; Heitfeldt,
Henry, Idaho: Jones. J. K. Arkansas: Kvle.
J. H., South Dakota; McKuery, Samuel D.,
Louisiana; Penrose, Boies, Pennsylvania;
l'latt, T. C. New York ; Ilawllns. J. U. Utah:
Teller, H. M., Colorado; Test. (1. .. Mis
souri. The vacancies are iu Florida, Ken
tucky and Oregon.
M. A. llauiia ns senator from Ohio, to suc
ceed John Sherman, was presented by Mr.
Foraker, and be was sworn in by Vice-President
Hobart.
NO WINE FOR M'KINLEYS.
Aa Elaborate Whits House Dinner
With-
out lb
Indications point to the absence ot wine at
the white house dinners durlug this admin
istration.
A dinner was tendered Friday night bv
the McKiuleys to their kinsfolk. It was
elaborate lu all respects, except that no wine
was served, ine uinner wus served in the
family dining room, and there wus no for
mality, lu not having wine, Mrs. Me
Klnley will only follow the practice of many
years. Tbe president is a consistent ab
stainer.
A nephew of the president and Mrs. Ma-
Kiuley, who was at the dinner said: "We
didn't have a drop ot wine. You know the
major and Mrs. Alohluley never drink wine
themselves, and do not believe in settiug a
bad example for their youuger relatives, or,
in fact, for anyone, I've never seen wine on
tbeir table, and I've eaten at their home
hundreds of times."
Durlug the recent campaign, although
many noted statesmen were guests at the
McKiuley home and tested the. merits of tbe
Major's euslue, no wine was served.
Weyler to Beiume War. .
The Havana "La I.uclia" announces that
Capt. Gen. Weyler will soon return to Suuta
lara and resume churgu of military opera
tions in that province. It Is stated that tho
cases of Sylvester Scovol aud Charles F.
Scott, tho Imprisoned Americans, will be set
tled this week. Insurgents raided the town
of Luciano, lu the outskirts of Havana, and
(.auto i'.uiuaroaucro, in huutuigo tie Cuba
province, sacked tbe stores anil burned a
number of houses. They also attacked the
town of ArrnyoApolo, Havana province.
hindering tha stores and burning houss.but
fulled in their uttcmpt to cut oil tbe water
supply of Havana ut I'ulatiiio.
Negroes Shot by Whitecaps.
Three negroes named Barnhill. Jones and
Simpson were brought to SlurgiM, Ky.,
almost in u dying condition from tbe effects
of a visit by biteuups to ltock Springs.
Webster county. The negroes were shot aud
whipped, and another negro wim beaten.
The settlement nt ltock Springs was warned
iu days ago to leave, out the negroes refused
to go.
' LAST TICKS.
It Is said thnt a colony of voting neonln
will leave Chicago for Bait Lake City about
April i.
Hovernot iiusnneu signed tne commission
of Marcus A. Manna as V. B. Benutor to
succeed John Sherman.
Three men were blown to atom bv the dis.
charge of a quantity ot dynamite In the
Cunday mine ut Wlnneeeo, Mleb, The dead
am Benjamin ltlubards. Itichird Luko,
Thomas JewetU
if,, HEb UNDER
1 Hearing It tha Libel Cue
wallow.
Dr. 9. C. Swallow, ot Harriet ,
for eonrt h Mimr Pr,a '
J - --"'ouol
of criminal libeL H ... u .
each COM. Tha irranit
- 4-tJ WUl fc
caseaoa March li Dp b .
-",,0W .
resented hr Attnrnara I. . .
and E. W j.k.nn e . S:
- wuia 0 hi, y
brethren also sat with bin. ""iJ
table. Mr. Delaney and Mr k, 4
legal eonsel In District Attorn. 'I?
of Harrlsburg; John. Weiss LYmH
Oeorge Kunkel and Bert Millar -JH
son tried to waive a hearing i.'. T' J
eutlon objected on the ground th 1
cused should be given a chance to d. 1
guilt. Mayor Patterson decidj T H
tne prosecution. w
A most singular sas einl,,.i
near Loergy. B. M. Schaller J i.T'
, n,,vm..mllh
nv"f IU, II i ... i
Cattle Uua enninanv '11. .. . u
J . -U U ,.,In 1 mu . . , . ,
..i... , :,:r7 " . "'Kill of 1.
instantly Icnltluir from tlm tir. i.. .;'
u. uiik. aiuuuu, XI1M rctiufT,. ,
.. .. . aiei. an...
,..aiU(i Held
. injury. henn-J, ,
was seated over th iir i '
' fa, ,.
.. . ' . " - Mill N...
Another Oil City Boy Lou
For tl.a aecunit time miti.i.. - .
on nil I ' . . k. u .. . .. M.
uuti uu uuutj ui iiim cuu lie found u
one is James Hurduker, aged u v., "
has been missing since Saturday. ' Tc-J
-...w -,....,3, ,s
Jacob Debtor, aged 60 venrs. n n
K..tw,ln. 1. 1. " ' I'-'rf
Of JuiMK. .... 1. I.. , ., .
ubi nuiui miiucr, retHUlIlir Illrt'O nnla..
.-. w 11 .1 ... .V. nnn kUUU.tll 1 1 1 1 U T I ... I - .
- - - .. uu. M.o uuur. iff!)
gers approached him aud rcnreseie. -i '..
1.... ..... .IT .
' .. w mi vuirkvuB lor Hill,, nul...
uis inrormlug them that he nnd ,,,,, ' '
o...-, no nets nuuci uu llie IIBCK or tll u,,
and rendered unconscious, and whil-ia?'
condition his pockets rilled and th-hZ
robbed.
Judge Thomus Ewlng, of Pittsbur- bu'
ed down n decision deelnriiiw a,,
sembly. passed in 1W95. giving si ai t:
nriviieireH to the elillii
(..... :.. ".,. .. i r. ., r l
passed to enablo orphan cliiliir.j
soldiers to utteml acluwil i., .
modations. and then to allow t!,.. fltl,
board where they iu ended to char-" titiO.
expenses of their schooling to the .lwn-,.
which llw.v r.i.1,1,.,1 " k
.... j . -
It stated on good authority that kvitvI
mice in Hhnrpsville will go into bln.t aji.
tho next 30 days. The Alice furii.w
been undergoing extensive repair.-, ujj
now rendy to be blown lu. It is i.vt-H,
l'icknrd, Wutliers & Co., of Clev.'laiil 4i
Culu Is owned by M. A. Uumiu i to v
Cleveland, and the Sharnsvllle and Ihmm
are leased Corrlgun, McKlnney ,V I n., 3u,
same place. All those plants have Iwtii
about one year. About o00 men will t y.
ecieu.
Burgess Fulkerson, of the West XcwCar
tle borough, sent live men to the wurkliouo
They were charged with destroying propetj
of tiie Pennsylvania railroad " cotnimtj In
burning ties, etc They were seutcnwlti
60 days each, and gave their names as lomi
Smith, of Pittsburg; Frank Grace, of UamV
ton, O., James Read, of Hurrisburt, and
Thomas liyun and James Welsh, of PlilM.
pnin.
The Grand jury at Butler recommraM
the erection of a new Jail not to oostow
$75,000, with male and female cotnputtMi
and a hospital department to be built d
Beaver ounty stoue. The Pittsburg u4
Butlor plank road bridge is coudomu"J, ui
it is suggested that measures lie tiu-n a
stop loailng in the corridors of the coatt
house.
Mir,aimy iiiunvr nuu neinu Aauiii.OKil
respectively 8 and 10 years, were i1iiuii
around a lire in tho yard of the la'.n-r, in
Henderson, when their clothes U"k lie
The little ones run into tbe hoii-e etivelejwl
hi flames. They were cuught ami tin- llm
nr.... 1V..I1.... -..iti.. . :
extinguished, but not before iliev werrfrrr
wy turned uhout the legs, body ami fae.
At tho meeting In Bellefonte t o -ci-un'te
locutiou of a new penit"utiury In Hut :.
i committee was appointed, eousNiiin:'liti
president of the board of trade, Wiu. Short
:idgn, and the two members of the LisjkIi
lure from Center county, Jusiies M-liuM
lud Hubert M. Foster. They will selft lt
uther promineut buhinese men,
At a meeting of the Executive) eumraitW
of the WestmurelatKl county Sunday School
issociiition arraugeiuentti were made for lb
holding of the ilftli annual couvcluuii it
Scoltdale, April 14 und 15. Among tin' pro
nlueiit Workers to bo present are .Mrs. lluril
State Superintendent; Dr. 11. N. Iloof.l
J. Kepunrt aud Uoo. Keynolds.
Chnrlcs Koontz, Bert Cummings, Georj
Slinpsou nnd two other young uien sW'f
behind the prescription counter lu EmptlelJ
irug store in Indiana and took a drink out
t a bottle which they thought contain!
whiskey. Ic was laudanum, instead, ul
physicians had a dilTuult time e.iving tn
lives of the young men.
Charles Morrison, detective and brnkMM
for the Allegheny Valley railroad, was kill"
near Kittuuiilng. lie tell under a train mo
his head and left leg were cut off. lie "
from Aitoona, but durlug the ni.-t yeir re
sided at East Brady.
Bv the explosion of a steam nine nt Half
ev's Mt. Bruddoek coke works. Hubert lid-
Bubaugh, the engineer, was killed. Drftf
itruck by tho flying metal, and Hold. MiiU
colored llremau, was so seriously WJUI
that he may die.
Tbe Cambria National bank of Jolmstcw
opened Its doors Monday for the trans.'!'
of buliiess. This is a new National lujjt
with 100,000 cnpltiil, and of whidi '
S dy is the president, nnd David I"'"'
cashier.
(leorge l!nlinlr.er, of New Cu-tb': J:'c,
lamer, of Bcuver: C. F. L. McOutni. n
Butler, and II. A. Mch'lm. of .Mere r, W
been appointed to make a new survey of tw
line between Luwrauee nud Mercer count"-
The ; Bill anniversary of the ninth growl
ing exercises of ttui ludlnu Industrial set
at Carlisle, were held on March 1
11. .Members of Congress and other 'iW'
guished jiersons were present.
(ieorge llo.-ton, of Broekuwayville,
ceived a sliver modal from the l""r'' j
uwurds at Washlngt-ju for the inveni!"" 01
steam cooker that is snid to lo a devi-0"
snucliil merit atut utility.
Harris Blackwell, who nitirdcreil yii
Woods, has been uaptm-ed r.nd is ia ji"1"'
Orneii-burg, The prisoner cluiiiisthn kiliiM
was done In celf defeiihc.
Work ou tho Davis gins' plant at
starts this week. The company is 'ul1,
with the ij,0l0 that bus becu raised by nil
estod cltiseiis,
Andrew Hllemnn nnd Abrnhnm P. "'J
for fought at Kittaiinlng over thu rU't"
the recent election, and Bcbuetlci s I'S
broken. .. j
Bernard Stroup, a prbionnr In tho j" "
Kittannlng, walked out Saturday wiw
party ot visitors and has not beca
since. .ai
Max Harris, a Hebrew peddler, wsi
up by three men near Oroensburg. snit
bed ot money aad goods valued at 1 1